Archaeological site · Vatican City · Updated on 1 November 2026.
Vatican Necropolis is an archaeological site in Vatican City. This place has a story in the app. 5 of the 50 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km. Within 340 m you'll find a water point, a public toilet and a bench.
Story · Vatican Necropolis
You're standing at St. Peter's Basilica, but the story I want to tell you lies beneath your feet. Five to twelve metres under the church floor there's a Roman city of the dead: the Vatican Necropolis.
Read the whole story in the Outdoor Pitstop app: check in at this place and it is yours (with Pro; new users are Pro for the first 4 weeks).
Source: OpenStreetMap and Wikidata.
3 photos from Wikimedia Commons. In the app you add your own photo when you are there.
The nearest pitstop of each kind within 1 km, as the crow flies.
50 well-known points of interest nearby, those with an audio tour first. 5 of the 50 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km.
Hear the story of Saint Peter's Basilica on the spot with the app
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Church of San Pietro in MontorioAttraction · 1.8 km away
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Basilica di Santa Maria in TrastevereAttraction · 1.9 km awayYes, according to OpenStreetMap it is wheelchair accessible.
Yes: a water point at 40 m and a public toilet at 40 m.
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